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Wessex LMCs Podcasts
Welcome to Wessex LMCs podcasts. We will share good ideas, challenge your thoughts and introduce you to interesting people and projects all to support you in your work in general practice. The world of general practice is getting busier and busier, so why not listen to one of our audio podcasts whilst you are driving, at the gym, or during a break. We will share good ideas, challenge your thoughts and introduce you to interesting people and projects all to support you in your work in general…
Episodes
Wessex LMCs PodcastsTraining Hubs in Primary Care: What’s Changed and What’s Next?
In this podcast, Dr Will Howard, Medical Director for Wessex LMCs and a GP in Hampshire, meets Libby Mackenzie from the HIOW Learning Hub to discuss the…
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Wessex LMCs PM Update - 14 October 2026
An opportunity for PMs to hear the latest guidance for practices from the team at Wessex LMCs. Please see www.wessexlmcs.com/guidance/practice-manager-updates/…
Wessex LMCs PodcastsAdvice & Guidance and Patient Safety: In Conversation with HSSIB
In this podcast, Dr Edd Rendell, Medical Director of Wessex LMCs, talks to Dr Nick Woodier, Senior Safety Investigator at the Health Services Safety…
Wessex LMCs PodcastsHeadaches: Assessment, Red Flags and Management
In this podcast, we explore the assessment and management of headaches in general practice. The discussion covers common headache presentations, key red flags…
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Wessex LMCs PM Update - 30 September 2026
An opportunity for PMs to hear the latest guidance for practices from the team at Wessex LMCs. Please see www.wessexlmcs.com/guidance/practice-manager-updates/…
Wessex LMCs PodcastsAdvice & Guidance and Single Point of Access
Dr Edd Rendell explains Advice & Guidance and Single Point of Access – a short podcast to stimulate conversations in practices with referrers and medical…
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Wessex LMCs PM Update - 16 September 2026
An opportunity for PMs to hear the latest guidance for practices from the team at Wessex LMCs. Please see www.wessexlmcs.com/guidance/practice-manager-updates/…
Wessex LMCs PodcastsAccess Matters: Protecting Patient Information in General Practice
Following the issue of NHSE guidance on 'stopping unlawful access to medical records’ , this podcast offers a practical discussion on patient confidentiality…
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Wessex LMCs PM Update - 02 September 2026
An opportunity for PMs to hear the latest guidance for practices from the team at Wessex LMCs. Please see www.wessexlmcs.com/guidance/practice-manager-updates/…
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Wessex LMCs PM Update - 19 Aug 2026
An opportunity for PMs to hear the latest guidance for practices from the team at Wessex LMCs. Please see www.wessexlmcs.com/guidance/practice-manager-updates/…
Wessex LMCs PodcastsDemystifying GP Lease Renewals
GP lease renewals can be a daunting prospect as they can feel full of legal jargon, financial considerations, and uncertainty about what comes next. In this…
Wessex LMCs PodcastsThe Pharmacy–General Practice Interface: Working Better Together
In this podcast, Dr Will Howard, Medical Director of Wessex LMCs, talks to Alison Freemantle from the Local Pharmacy Committee (LPC), about what’s really…
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Wessex LMCs PM Update - 05 Aug 2026
An opportunity for PMs to hear the latest guidance for practices from the team at Wessex LMCs. Please see www.wessexlmcs.com/guidance/practice-manager-updates/…
Wessex LMCs PodcastsTechnostress
Technology has transformed general practice, but what impact is it having on the people using it every day? In this podcast, Laura Edwards, GP and Joint CEO of…
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Wessex LMCs PM Update - 09 July 2026
An opportunity for PMs to hear the latest guidance for practices from the team at Wessex LMCs. Please see www.wessexlmcs.com/guidance/practice-manager-updates/…
Wessex LMCs PodcastsTalking General Practice: Online Consultations and Digital Access
Dr Laura Edwards, Joint CEO at Wessex LMCs, talks with Dr Francesca Dakin, Senior Researcher in Digital Health at Oxford University, about the positives and…
Wessex LMCs PodcastsCoronary Artery Calcification on screening Lung CT Scans: What Should GPs Do?
Coronary artery calcification is increasingly being reported on CT scans performed as part of Targeted Lung Health Checks. But what does it mean for patients…
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Wessex LMCs PM Update - 25 June 2026
An opportunity for PMs to hear the latest guidance for practices from the team at Wessex LMCs. Please see www.wessexlmcs.com/guidance/practice-manager-updates/…
Wessex LMCs PodcastsClean Air in Practice: Supporting Patients, Staff and Ourselves
Louise Greenwood (Director of Education and Training at Wessex LMCs) talks to Bea Udale-Smith from The Environment Centre. They chat about how clinicians can…
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Wessex LMCs PM Update - 10 June 2026
An opportunity for PMs to hear the latest guidance for practices from the team at Wessex LMCs. Please see www.wessexlmcs.com/guidance/practice-manager-updates/…
Wessex LMCs PodcastsBuilding Confidence in Digital Risk
In this podcast Dr Will Howard (Wessex LMCs Medical Director and GP) explores the basics of Digital Risk in the first part of a series around Digital Risk…
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Wessex LMCs PM Update - 13 May 2026
An opportunity for PMs to hear the latest guidance for practices from the team at Wessex LMCs. Please see www.wessexlmcs.com/guidance/practice-manager-updates/…
Wessex LMCs PodcastsIGPM: Supporting Practice Managers & National Practice Manager Day
Mark Tyrrell and Lisa Fall from the Institute of General Practice Management (IGPM) join us at the PM Update webinar to discuss how the IGPM can support and…
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Wessex LMCs PM Update - 15 April 2026
An opportunity for PMs to hear the latest guidance for practices from the team at Wessex LMCs. Please see www.wessexlmcs.com/guidance/practice-manager-updates/…
Wessex LMCs PodcastsSummary of Latest Changes – Wessex LMCs Newsletter 7th April 2026
Dr Laura Edwards and Dr Andy Purbrick (Wessex LMCs Joint CEOs), talk through the latest content of the newsletter sent out this week (7th April) including…
Wessex LMCs PodcastsResponding to the Kent Meningitis Outbreak: Clinical Update
Dr Will Howard, Medical Director at Wessex LMCs, talks to Professor Saul Faust about the recent outbreak of meningitis in Kent. There is useful written…
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GP Contract 2026/27 Webinar 04-03-26
Our CEOs Dr Laura Edwards and Dr Andy Purbrick talk through the new contract release and the associated controversies that have already arisen before the…
Wessex LMCs PodcastsThe GP Contract 2026 / 2027
Our CEOs Dr Laura Edwards and Dr Andy Purbrick talk through the new contract release and the associated controversies that have already arisen before the…
Wessex LMCs PodcastsGPs - Is your Pension Record Up to Date?
In this podcast, Dr Laura Edwards, Joint CEO at Wessex LMCs, is joined by Dr Edd Rendell, Medical Director, to raise awareness that over half of GPs in England…
Wessex LMCs PodcastsTalking General Practice: Dr Andy Purbrick on GP Pressures and a Live Question to Wes Streeting
Dr Andy Purbrick, Wessex LMCs Joint CEO, had the opportunity to talk to BBC Radio Wiltshire about the challenges facing General Practice and posed a question…
Wessex LMCs PodcastsIt’s good to have someone to walk alongside you...
Louise Greenwood (Director of Education & Training) talks to Sue Scott (previous PM Supporter) about what specifically PM Supporters can do for PMs. If you are…
Wessex LMCs PodcastsBehind the Festive Cheer: Talking Support, Pressure and Wellbeing
Christmas is often portrayed as a time of joy and celebration, but for many people it can bring added pressure, loneliness, financial strain, and emotional…
Wessex LMCs PodcastsOur Letter to the Secretary of State
Dr Laura Edwards and Dr Andy Purbrick, Joint CEOs of Wessex LMCs, discuss this letter that was sent on behalf of Wessex Constituents to the Secretary of State…
Wessex LMCs PodcastsEnhanced Services and Contracts – what are these and what influence do these have on the nursing team?
Contracts underpin all we do in the practice – including care in the treatment room. Lisa Harding (Director of Primary Care) & Zoe Tobin (previous Nurse…
Wessex LMCs PodcastsPain Services Explained: A Conversation for GPs
In this podcast, Dr Will Howard, Medical Director at Wessex LMCs, is joined by Cathy Price, a Pain Medicine Consultant with over 25 years of experience…
Wessex LMCs PodcastsConsent for a vaccine – who has to do this and how?
Dr Will Howard (Medical Director) chats to Kerry March (Deputy Director of Primary Care) and Zoe Tobin (previous Nurse Advisor) following the publication of a…
Wessex LMCs PodcastsWhat exactly are PGDs & PSDs? And why are they important?
Louise Greenwood (Director of Education & Training) asks Kerry March (Deputy Director of Primary Care) and Zoe Tobin (previous Nurse Advisor) what exactly are…
Wessex LMCs PodcastsInsights from the Wessex Maternal Medicine Network
The Wessex Maternal Medicine network coordinates and supports care for women across Dorset, Hampshire and Wiltshire to improve outcomes for women with medical…
Wessex LMCs PodcastsRemote Consulting – unseen complexities?
Dr Laura Edwards and Dr Rebecca Payne talk through some in depth research that has been done looking at remote consulting in General Practice. They highlight…
Wessex LMCs PodcastsThe NHS App
Louise Greenwood (Director of Education, Wessex LMCs) talks to Matthew Miller-Hall, Digital & Facilities Manager, Chawton Park Surgery and NHS App Ambassador…
Wessex LMCs PodcastsCommunity Pharmacy - is the grass greener?
Our Joint CEO Dr Laura Edwards talks to Artur Pysz from Community Pharmacy Hampshire and Isle of Wight about understanding pharmacy a bit more and the current…
Wessex LMCs PodcastsA Summary of the Spending Review & NHS 10-Year Plan
Dr Laura Edwards leads us through the spending review and first thoughts about the NHS 10 Year Plan. Laura discusses themes with Dr Andy Purbrick and both…
Wessex LMCs PodcastsRaising the Profile of PMs at National Level
Ed Kennedy, Managing Partner at Wickham Surgery, and Director at IGPM (Institute of General Practice Management) talks to Louise Greenwood, Director of…
Wessex LMCs PodcastsSmart, Safe, and Scalable: Bringing AI & Automation into Primary Care
In this podcast, Louise Greenwood (Director of Education & Training) talks to Dr Sam Robinson (GP & PCN Clinical Director) and Lucy Hitchcock (PCN Manager)…
Wessex LMCs PodcastsA Reading of the Executive Summary of the 10 Year Plan
At Wessex LMCs we realise that many of you are too busy to read long documents. We believe the 10 year plan is essential reading but at 168 pages - very long…
Wessex LMCs PodcastsSeeing Things Clearly – Understanding Opticians and their Services
Dr Laura Edwards, Joint CEO at Wessex LMCs, and Bryony Allen, Chair of Hampshire Local Optical Committee, discuss all things relating to opticians. How are…
Wessex LMCs PodcastsProcessing Lab Results Automatically – is it a good idea?
In the fifth podcast of our Innovation Series, we take a look at whether innovation using technology and automation is suitable for all practices. Jenny…
Wessex LMCs PodcastsHepatitis C – a good news story
Professor Ryan Buchanan (Wessex Clinical Hepatitis C Lead) and Dr Nicholas Ballantyne (Wessex Clinical Hepatitis C GP Champion) talk to Dr Laura Edwards (Joint…
Wessex LMCs PodcastsInnovation Solutions - what problems do I need to solve?
This is the fourth episode in our Innovation podcast series. Alex Kimber, Managing Partner at The Grove Medical Centre & Wessex PM Supporter is keen to use…
Wessex LMCs PodcastsInnovation Success Stories
Introducing a new product or way of working can be seen as the way to fix a problem, but why is it that an innovation that works well for one practice does not…
Wessex LMCs PodcastsTourette's Syndrome and the role of the GP
In this podcast, Zoe Tobin, Previous Nurse Advisor for Wessex LMCs is kindly joined by Dr Kate Szymankiewicz, a GP in a Wiltshire practice, with a specialist…
Wessex LMCs PodcastsImplementing Smart Triage
This is the second in our series on Innovation led by Jenny Partridge, Innovation Manager at Health Innovation Kent Surrey Sussex. Smart triage is one solution…
Wessex LMCs PodcastsAn Introduction to AI & Automation in General Practice
In the first of our series of innovation podcasts, two PM Supporters Jenny Partridge & Sue Scott discuss how and why AI & Automation can make general practice…
Wessex LMCs PodcastsEquity in Action: The Role of Reasonable Adjustments
In this podcast, Zoe Tobin, previous Nurse Advisor at Wessex LMCs, is kindly joined by Karen Hawksworth, registered nurse, and course leader for adult nursing…
Wessex LMCs PodcastsPractice Supervisor / Assessor role- supporting Student Nurses in General Practice
In this podcast, Zoe Tobin (previous Nurse Advisor) is joined by Gemma Burley, Registered Nurse, and course lead for the Foundation degree in Health & Social…
Wessex LMCs PodcastsTuberculosis in Primary Care
In this podcast, Dr Andy Purbrick, Wessex LMCs Joint CEO is joined by David Thomas, TB Consultant Nurse from University Hospital Dorset. They discuss important…
Wessex LMCs PodcastsSmartphones and our children – what you need to know
Dr Laura Edwards, Joint CEO at Wessex LMCs, discusses this hot topic with Dr Helen Thomas. What is your child doing with their smartphone? What are teenagers…
Wessex LMCs PodcastsPSA testing for Prostate Cancer
In this podcast Dr Camilla Janssen talks with Dr Jenny Rattray, GP Retainer and GP advisor at Wessex Cancer Alliance. She has an interest in urological cancers…
Wessex LMCs PodcastsWinter Readiness - Infection Prevention and Control
In this podcast Zoe Tobin, (previous Nurse Advisor) is joined by Connie Timmins and Jenny Bennett- Britton, IPC Leads for BSW ICB to discuss all things…